Identification of medication errors by nurses during a simulated ward, medication safety orientation program

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 190-194

  Coombes, Ian D ^a,b   Heel, Alison C Y ^c   Stowasser, Danielle A ^a,b   Reid, Carol M ^a   Henderson, Amanda ^c   Mitchell, Charles A ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Princess Alexandra Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; INDAPAMIDE; METFORMIN; PERINDOPRIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VERAPAMIL;

AWARENESS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 27644483480     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2005.tb00336.x     Document Type: Review

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